Attachment for gas-engine radiators



anzamss. ATTACHMENT FOR GAS ENGINE RADIATORS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14., 1918.

Patented May 25 1920.

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EDWARD FERBISS, OF CARS-ON I-IAKE, MINNESOTA, i 1 w..

:erreonnnnr FOB, GAS-ENGINE nanrerons.

1,34%}4419; Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 1920', 41, i i Application an December lajiois. Serial 110,266,802.

1'0 all w/wm, it may concern Be it known that-I,v EDWARD F ERRISS, a citizen of the United States, resident of Car- .son Lake, county of St. Louis, State of Min n'csota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for las-lin- 4 gine Radiators, of which the following 1s a p from the following detaileddescription."

specification.f

My invention relates to an attachment for the radiator of a gas engine, particularly adaptedffor automobiles, trucks and the v l ke, and the object of the nvention is to provide means formaintarnmg a circulat on of air through the'radiator and regulating the volume of such air when the machine is in motion and creating temporarily a closed chamber with a, means for heating the air in this chamber to prevent too rapid cooling or. .treezing ofithe radiator when the machine is standing still.

\A further objectjis,toprovide an attachmenti which-can be readily applied to a radiator of the type describedwith ,comparatiyely little inconvenienceand expense. Otherobjccts of the invention will appear The invention consists generally v in varioils constructions and combinations, all,

particularly 0 Fig. at is a. horizontal sectional View through the attachment.

In the drawing, 2 represents the forward portion of the frame of the automobile, 3 the hood therefor, and 4c the radiator, of any ordinary or preferred construction. 5 is. a

casing orhousing secured the front of the radiator and provided with a comparatively large opening .6 having ertical guldcs 1 formed on each side thereof, said opening.

being substantially the full area of the front of the radiator.

coil 9 and is preferably composed of spring guidesinoperatingthe machine lawn-1n .ersseat, I prefer to provide a wire'lti piv- 8 is a plate, preferably of sheet metal, which is out to form a ,helical material, such as steel, so that.whenithe coil is pulled out of the plane of the, plate it will fly back to its normal position, fiush'lw the plate, when released; The. fplitte adapted. to slide vertically in the g'uide and has its lower end fitting within contalgroOve 10 at the bottom-of the p ing. Normally, the helical' coilwills l theposition shown in Fig. 1 with the co in alinement and in the 'plane of the fp from which thejcoil is formed, but when-- ever desired, the coil maybe milled inward toward the radiator and thereby ,forni'nir openings through which thefcurnents" area may freely, irciilate for contact "with" the walls of the radiator. L The chamber 11 inthe rear thepla te S is of suitable depth to allow the full opeiiing of the coil' and for the piirposeof pending the coil within the chamber 1. prefer to provide a lever 12 piyoted zit/l3 in the "housing-and having a hooked end 14 to en- H gage a loop 15 formed onlthe inner Bauer the coil] The hook lit is openat the top so thatthe loop '15 maybe readily detached therefrom and the plate removed from, the

weather or in .case the coil or' the, plate 'shouldbe damaged and it is idesired to'r emove it and substitute another. j

For operating the lever 12 from tlie'd'rii oted at 17 on "the leverand extending back through the radiator to a toothed bar 18 that is mounted to slide through an opening in the dash 19 and engagea plate 20 thereon, said bar having a suitablehand grip 21 for convenience in grasping and operating it. A'series of notches are formed in the bar to allow for the desired adjustment of the spring and to admit fresh air to the chamber 11 it is only necessary to lift the bar and disengage it from the plate20 and then pull it back sufiiciently to allow'the air to circulate freely through the coil and the chamber 11 and the -radiator.' 'When the baris disengaged from the plate 20 and released, the tension of the-spring will return it to its normal position and thereby the air passages through the plate will be shut off. The coils of the spring are fiat, as shown, and may be of any suitable width, according to the volume of air it is desired to. admit to the radiator and the degree of separationmay be modified in many ways and I do of the coils will, of course, re ulate the amount of air admitted to the cliamber in front of the radiator.

To heat this chamber while the car or truck is'. not in use, I prefer to provide a lamp 22,;usin-g. alcohol, gasolene or any other suitable liquid fuel, and I prefer to provide an electric igniter 23 adjacent to the wick of the lamp by means of which the driver of the car can produce a spark at the wick and ignite it whenever it is desired to heat'the chamber 11; It will be understood, of course, that the helical coil may be projected in front of the plate instead of. being thrown backwardly in the rear thereofwithin the chamber 11 by simply revet-sing the normalmovement of the operating lever.

he connection-16 between the lever 12 ,and1the bar 18 may be smaller where it passes through the radiator, if preferred, and may be sufficiently rigid so that it may be utilized to. aid in closing the coil when the bar 18 is disengaged from'the locking plate 20. .This operating means, however,

not Wish to be confined to the particular devicejemployed, the broad idea of the. in

vention being the helical or scroll spring device with a'means for openingit to admit air to the chamber and the radiator.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination, with a gas engine radiator,-;of a suitable housing mounted in front of the radiator and provided with an opening therein, a plate nfitting said open-- ing, said plate having a helical coil formed therein which, when opened, will admit a circulationof air to said housing and radiator, and means for opening said coil.

opening said coil.

2. The combination, with a gas engine radiator and a housing in front of the same provided with an opening in its front Wall, of a helical coil composed of spring material mounted. 'to normally close said opening, said coil, when separated, admitting air to said housing and radiator, and means for The combination, with an automobile gas engine and radlator, of a housing mounted in front of the radiator and having an air intake opening, a coil of spring material mounted to normally close said opening, and means operable ..from the drivers seat for opening said coil to admit air to said housing and radiator.

- 4. The combination, with a gas engine radiator and a housing mounted in front of the same, of an expansible coil mounted in said housing to admit currents of air thereto and to said radiator, and for shutting off the flow of such currents of air, and means for heating said housing and the walls of the radiator.

. 5. The combination, with an internal combustion engine radiator, of a housingmounted in front of the radiator and having an air intake opening and a coil mounted to normally close said opening, and means for expanding said coil to admit air through said opening.

6. In combination, with a gas engine radiator, a plate mounted-in front of said radiator and having a helical coil which, when open, will allow air to flow through said plate to the radiator, and means for opening said coil.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of December, 1918.

EDWARD FERRISS. 

